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Elephant Sagar had carried the howdah for the last six years, but Somanna was chosen for the task on October 21 morning.

Speakers address the saint-philosopher’s birth anniversary celebrations in Yadgir

He said that Forest officials should ensure such training under the supervision of experienced elephant caretakers and Kavadis.

For the Mayoral post, TDP’s N. Suvarna is pitted against the YSRCP’s Bandi Deepthi as civic issues take centre stage in the upcoming election

With two months left for international obligations to kick in, aviation industry sources voice concern over the absence of a national SAF policy or a framework for carbon credits

Polish PM to hold meetings Delhi and Bengaluru, both sides finalising a confidentiality agreement for defence tech sensitivities on Russia

The accused has been booked on charges including criminal defamation

However, the traditional ‘Vajramushti Kalaga’, a form of wrestling involving jattis and held as part of the palace’s Vijayadashami rituals, could not be conducted this year.

Liquor depot sales rose 37% over last year, with supplies worth ₹303.40 crore recorded on October 19 alone as retailers stock up ahead of the festival

The comments of the opposition party leaders on the Supreme Court verdict reflects their litigant mindset, observes the TDP national president and Chief Minister, while exhorting the party MLAs, MPs, candidates and booth-level activists to work for the victory of the alliance candidates

A resident of the Dubare elephant camp, Prashanth, who has 18 years of experience as a Dasara elephant, emerged as the successor to veteran tusker Abhimanyu

Many government websites, including the Aadhaar issuer UIDAI and the income tax filing portal, use digital certificates or other technology from the Bengaluru-headquartered firm; no indication that the firm’s root certificates itself — which sit above the tier that was leaked — have been compromised

The Supreme Court clarifies that non-Hindu communities can be OBC, but distinguishes between the sources of backwardness for Hindu OBCs and non-Hindu OBCs on the question of continuing backwardness for converts

Leading the procession as the ‘Nishane Ane’, Abhimanyu, was given a rousing welcome by a large number of people as he made his way along the procession route.